ABOUT 100 Australian police are being investigated for circulating racist and pornographic emails via the internal police email system, and one officer involved in the scandal has committed suicide, a top official said yesterday.

Police noticed a high crime rate against Indians in Australia’s second largest city even before a public furore erupted over the issue and created tensions between Australia and India, a senior official said.

The Australian federal government said today it will clear away hurdles that have stalled a nationwide fire alert telephone system, after thousands of people were caught off-guard by the deadliest wildfires in the country’s history.

Faulty DNA evidence has cast doubt on 7,000 criminal cases in Australia, police admitted today.

Police seized computers holding more than 2 million images of child pornography – some involving children as young as 2 – and arrested scores of people including two teachers in Australia’s biggest crackdown on child porn, police said today.